California governor signs law banning all plastic shopping bags at grocery stores
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — “Paper or plastic” will no longer be a choice at grocery store checkout lines in California under a new law signed Sunday by Gov. Gavin Newsom that bans all plastic shopping bags.
California had already banned thin plastic shopping bags at supermarkets and other stores, but shoppers could purchase bags made with a thicker plastic that purportedly made them reusable and recyclable.
The new measure, approved by state legislators last month, bans all plastic shopping bags starting in 2026. Consumers who don't bring their own bags will now simply be asked if they want a paper bag.
State Sen. Catherine Blakespear, one of the bill's supporters, said people were not reusing or recycling any plastic bags. She pointed to a state study that found that the amount of plastic shopping bags trashed per person grew from 8 pounds (3.6 kilograms) per year in 2004 to 11 pounds (5 kilograms) per year in 2021.
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I bought these for $50 and love them. I had so many that I gave half away to Goodwill. It amounts to paying $1 per bag
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Vegetables come in plastic bags or wrappers, baked goods come in plastic boxes, fruit also comes in plastic bags, meats are wrapped in plastic, deli goods come in plastic containers and even paper products are wrapped in plastic! 
And of course it's impossible to take home a cake, lettuce or grapes or potato salad without some kind of container.